Emmanuel Macron
4 Apr
French President Emmanuel Macron backed the idea on Thursday of Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura performing at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following criticism from conservatives about the prospect.
25 Mar
The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France's interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be "ready".
25 Mar
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France has information that Islamic State (IS) carried out Friday's attack in a Moscow concert hall, warning Russia against exploiting the attack by blaming it on Ukraine.
18 Mar
The immediate past Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Ms. Emmanuelle Blatmann, was recalled by President Emmanuel Macron to take up the position of the Director for Africa and the Indian Ocean at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
10 Mar
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a critical showdown in the European elections against the far right, battling to close the gap on the forces of his rival Marine Le Pen who are well ahead in opinion polls three months ahead of the ballot.
8 Mar
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would not rest until the right to abortion, now protected by the French constitution in a world first, was guaranteed in the EU rights charter and around the globe.
27 Feb
French President Emmanuel Macron has smashed a major taboo by floating the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, raising the stakes in a showdown with a nuclear-armed Russia.
24 Feb
French President Emmanuel Macron opened the annual agricultural fair Saturday as angry farmers blew whistles and shouted insults.
22 Feb
The French government on Thursday announced budget cuts of 10 billion euros ($11 billion) as it seeks to rein in its budget deficit after growth failed to meet expectations. The cuts controversially include 2 billions euros that were to be spent on environmental and energy transition programs. Other cuts are being made to previously budgeted…
6 Feb
US President Joe Biden confused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron with France's long-dead former leader Francois Mitterrand, in a speech that went viral in video footage Monday.
5 Feb
France will provide an opportunity to remember French citizens killed in the Israeli bombardments of Gaza as the country prepares this week to pay tribute to citizens killed in the attack on Israel by Hamas on October...
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